Combined cutter and scraper



C. LINDSEY AND E. C. WAD DINGTON.

COMBINED CUTTER AND SCRAPER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, 1920.

1,365,927. Patented Jan. 18,1921.

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" COMBINED CUTTER AND SCRAPER.

I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, I920. 1,365 ,92 7 Patented Jan. 18,1921.

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COMBINED CUTTER AND SCRAPER.

APPLICATION man JUNE 30. 1920.

1,365,927. Patented Jan; 18, 1921.

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specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J to, rear.

Application filed June 30, 1920. Serial No. 393,1643.

To an 11 21mm it may concern.

Be it known that we, CLINTON LINnsnY,

of Salem, county of Salem, and State of New Jersey, and EDWARD C. Wnnomcron, of lVoodstown, county of Salem, and State of New Jersey, respectively, have jointly in vented certain new and useful Improvements in'Oombined Gutters and Scrapers, of

' which the following is a specification.

It is an object of the present invention'to provide a machine of this character in which flesh and fat are scraped free ofhide and separated therefrom simultaneously with the I cutting of strips of hog and similar meatinto small particles for domestic purposes. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a simple, practical, efficient, compact and thoroughly reliable machine of this character which may be manufactured and sold at comparatively low cost. Other and further objects reside in the provision o f such detailed construction, arrangement and combination of parts as tend to raise the usefulness, commercially considered of the present machine over like apparatus now upon the market. 1

The invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and which:-.

Figure 1, is a top or plan View of a machine, embodying features of the invention, the machine cover being removed.

; Fig. 2, is a view in longitudinal section, Fig. 3, is a fragmentary view ofnthe machineas viewed from. the under side thereof,

Fig. i, is a similar view, in elevation, illus trating a detail of construction, and

Fig. 5, isa similar View of another detail of construction.

For the purpose of illustrating our in-,

vention we have shown in the accompany ing drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred by us, slnce the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be on derstood that the various instrumentalities of which our invention. consists can be variously arranged and organized and that our invention is not limitedto. the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and descrihed. In the drawings 10, designates a tree. 3hlikestructure' supported. upon legs 11. lotatably supported at one end of the structure 10 1s a laterally disposed main driving shaft 12, which may be hand or power driven. Such shaft 12 is provided with a, pinion 13,

which meshes with an intermediatengears wheel 14 which in turn meshes with a. gear-' wheel 15 fixed to a laterally disposed shaft 16 1ournaled in the side walls of the struc ture l().- The shaft 16 has fixed thereto a gear- 'wheel 17 and a spur-gear 18. The gearwheel 17 is 111 mesh with a gear-wheel 19 fixed to a shaft 20 journaled in the frame 10 parallel to and hue plane below shaft 16. Fixed to shaft .20 IS a spur gear 21 which is in mesh wlth a spur gear 22 fixed to a shaft 28 also mounted in frame 10 and paralleling and in the same plane with shaft 20. Spurgear 18 upon shaft 16 is in mesh with an 1dler 24l WlllCll' in turn is in mesh with a geanwheel 25 fixed to shaft 26 which par-.

isa'cylinder 27 provided with, a plurality 1 of dradially disposed pins 28 having pointed on s. shown in Fig. 2, so that in feeding meat These ends are slightly" curved as along the floor 29 of structure 10 the pointed ends may readily withdraw from the meat at the proper period of time. If the pins were not curved but straight the tendency of the pins would he that of drawing the meat up and around the cylinder to cause yjamining of machine parts.

Secondary feed.-Mounted upon shaft 116 are a plurality of removable collars 217' each provided with a series of radially disposed pins 28 similar in all respects to pins 28. The plns 28 are so spaced as to clear the a pins 28 in. revolution, the two sets of pins overlapping as clearly shown in Fig. 2. lhe obj egtof the closely adj acent feeds is to draw nrat; including flesh, fat and hide in a horizontal position along the floor 29 directly to i the cutting disks 31 and scraper knife 32.

' fixed to a bar 34 which extends transversely lars 29 and are removable. These disks each,

have a serrated or toothed cutting edge designated 33. These disks serve to cut the flesh fatfand hide into strips and the toothed portions of: the disks function as additional medinmsfor drawing the materialto be cutin a direction toward the scraper knife 32. Scra'per-knifa-The scraper-knife 32 is across the structure within an opening 35 in the floor 29. Beneath each side wall of structure 10 is positioned in a tiltable manner a longitudinally disposed member 36 by which the bar 34: and scraper-knife 32 are carried. The members 36 are each vertically slotted as at 37, see Fig. 5, and a screw 38 passes therethrou h and engages with bar at. At each end 0 each member 36 are other screws 39 and 40 which abut against the underside of a side-wall of structure 10. By loosening screw 38 and properly adjusting screws 39 and t0 the scraper-knife may be tilted to'sever thin'or thick hide from flesh and fat. In order to maintain the scraperknife rigidly in adjusted position clamps ll, operated by screws 42 passing through the side-walls of structure 10, are 1)10"l(led. Such clamps engage with the "ertical side edges of the scraper-knife adjacent its cutting edge.

dra ner-knife r0ZZs.Immediately beneath the scraper-knife are rolls mounted upon shafts 20 and 23; Each roll comprises ..a plurality of serrated collars 43 having between adjacent collars toothed disks 4%.-

. The teeth of disks 44; while spaced apart overlap andto permit proper rotation the serrated collars are annularly grooved at 45 see Fig. 3, to permit said teeth to function. As the hide is scraped from the flesh and fat it is caught by the teeth of disks 44, which rotate in opposite directions, and is drawn down between the rolls. The serrated collars assist in thedrawing process. It has been found in practice that one roll is not practical for such operation. In practhicknesses of hide.

tice the shaft 23 is mounted in a. yielding manner so that it responds to different Fixed to the side walls of structure 10 are journal-boxes 46 slotted as at 47, see Fig. 4. Mounted within each slot 47 is a collar 48 in which shaft 23 is rotatable. Fixed to each collar is a stem 49 the screw-thread end of which projects from the journal box and is provided with alnut 50 for adjusting the tension of spring 51. The spring is interposed between a collar 52 fixed to stem 49 and the cover plate 5 3 of the journal-box.

f rlllincing-km'oes.As the hide is severed om the flesh and fat the latter are caused to passto the mincing-knives 54. These are lsecuredto shaft "12 and are adapted to cut 31 and the mincing-knives is positioned an L- shaped guide fill. Such guide partially closes the ends of structure 10 adjacent the mincing-knivcs but leaves a channel or passage-way 57 for the travel of the meat strips in a horizontal Inanucr along the door of structure 10.

A cover is provided for the machine and it will he understood that the scraperknifc, floor 25). bar 3-4- and guide 56 arc pro ')erly.slottcd to permit functioning of parts. A description of the operation of the machine it is thought will he readily understood without resort to further description.

It 'will now be apparent that we have devised a novel and useful crmstruction which embodies the features of advantage cnumcrated as desirable in the statement of the inention and the above description and while w, have in the present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has bcenfound in practice to give sat isfactory and reliable results, it is to ho understood that the same is susceptible o l modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its ad- \aintages.

What we claim is 1. A machine of the character stated comprising a trough-like structure arranged to receive the fleshy and fatty parts of meat with the hide attached, primary feeding means rotatably mounted in said structure, secondary feeding means also rotatably mounted in said structure, slicing means carried by the secondary feeding means said slicing means being adapted to out said meat and hide into strips, means located in the floor of said structure and beneath said secondary feeding means for severing the hide from the meat, oppositely disposed rotatable rolls beneath said severing means for drawn ing the hide away thercfron'i and means for cutting the fleshy and fatty parts of the meat into rectangular particles.

2. A construction as described in claim 1, characterized by-means for tilting the hide severing means into position for effecting thinner or thicker cuts.

3. A construction as described in claim 1, characterized by means for permitting one of the rolls beneath the severing means means? secondary reading means also rotatably mounted in said structure, slicing means carried by the secondary feeding means said slicing means being adapted to eut said meat and hide into strips, means located in the fioor of said structure and beneath said secondary feeding means for severing the hide from the meat, means for tilting said severing means into position for effecting thinner or thicker cuts, means for interlock ing that part of the severing means adjacent its cutting edge With respect to the side Walls of said trough-like structure, oppositely disposed rotatable rolls beneath said severing means for drawing the hide away therefrom and means for cutting the fleshy and fatty parts of the meat int rectangular particles.

5. A construction as described in claim 1, characterized by said primary and secondary feeding means being provided with pointed pins the free ends of which are rearwardly bent to permit ready disengagement from meat as fed thereby.

6. A construction as described in claim 1, characterized by said cutting-disks having a serrated. or toothed cutting edge.

7. A machine of the character stated comprising a trough-like structure arranged to receive the fleshy and fatty parts of meat with the hide attached, primary feeding means rotatably mounted in said structure, secondary feeding means also rotatably mounted in said structure, said primary and secondary feeding means being provided with pointed pins the free ends oi which are rearwardly bent to permit ready disengage ment from meat as fed thereby the radius of the combined feeding means being less than the distance between centers of said feeding means whereby said pins interfit,

slicing means carried by the secondary feeding means said slicing means being adapted to out said meat and hide into strips, means located in the floor of said structure and beneath said secondary "feeding means for severing the hide from the meat, oppositely disposed rotatable rolls beneath said severing means for drawing the hide away therefrom means for cutting the fleshy and fatty pa rts of the meat into rectangular particles.

In testimony whereof signed our names. CLINTON :tdNDSEY.

EDWARD ()1 FVAIDDIllGllON.

we have hereunto 

